We're living in a sports crazy period at the moment, what with the Winter Olympics, the 6 Nations Rugby cup, the Scott Tournament of Hearts, and of course, the Premier League action, but the most impactful news story in the sports world today is that a potential NFL draftee, Michael Sam, came out as gay today, just weeks before the draft.
While there is some argument that we shouldn't care so much when an athlete comes out, the fact is that the world of professional team sports is unforgiving when it comes to queer players, which is evidenced by the fact that there are so few professional team sport players who are out and active. Several have come out after they retired from professional play, but here is a young man who decided he needed to *start* his professional career with the honest truth.
Best wishes to you, Michael, I genuinely hope you experience the support of a good, strong organization.
Here's hoping the day comes soon that it will be no big deal to be a gay professional sports athlete...
...Wish you were here.
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